Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Nursing Home Negligence Results in Woman's Death?

  Dan Frith | October 19, 2007 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Kentucky state authorities are investigating the death of an 86 year old woman at Parkway Medical Center. The woman's family has hired a nursing home negligence attorney to investigate the facts surrounding her death. 86-year old Marcelline Vale was doing fine physically according to her family's attorney when her health took a sudden turn in early July. A month later she died, apparently...

• Virginia woman dies from nursing home negligence

  Lauren Ellerman | October 10, 2007 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Another case against a Virginia Nursing Home - where a drop or fall, causes death.Apparently, the 91 year old resident was dropped from a Hoyer Lift (which moves non-ambulatory residents from bed to chair, etc.). The fall, probably was from 3-4 feet to the floor, caused rib fractures, and other extensive injuries, eventually causing her death.Another sad case, that could have been prevented with...

• Nursing Homes Bow to Big Money

  John Cooper | October 04, 2007 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Authored by: John M. CooperA disturbing trend is emerging across the county regarding the quality of care and treatment that nursing home residents are receiving from nursing home operators. This trend involves the purchase, by wealthy investors, of numerous nursing homes. Upon acquiring these nursing homes as new investments the trend is for the quality of care provided to nursing home...

• Senators seek probe into nursing home industry

  Lauren Ellerman | October 03, 2007 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A week or two ago - we wrote about the Wall Street Journal article on residents in nursing homes owned by private equity corporations, receiving lower quality care than residents in other facilities... And for once it seems, the squeaky wheel will get the oil. Today, Senators Clinton (NY) and Grassley (Iowa) announced they have asked the GAO - Government Accountability Office, to investigate -...

• Arbitration Agreements: Unfair to the Nursing Home Resident

  Dan Frith | September 25, 2007 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I confess...I hate arbitration agreements in nursing home admission contracts and I am seeing more of them every week. What does a arbitration agreement mean to a nursing home resident who is abused and neglected? It means the resident or his/her family cannot hold the facility accountable for its negligence. It often means that any dispute over the care provided by the facility will be...

• "Standard" of Care

  Lauren Ellerman | September 24, 2007 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  In a nursing home or medical malpractice action, you must prove the health care provider violated the "standard of care" and that the breach, caused the injury or damages complained of. So, who establishes these "standards?" Not the hospitals, or nursing homes - but it is the general, local standard. Meaning, its not written down and hard to present to the jury. There are some guidelines...

• READ THE CONTRACT!

  Lauren Ellerman | September 20, 2007 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  We understand that making the decision to place a loved one in a long term care facility, is both stressful, and typically requires quick thinking... but please, READ THE CONTRACT.I handle the Nursing Home inquiries at our firm, and the first question I ask the family, is who signed the contract. I also ask if they read it and retained a copy. Nursing Homes and other Long Term Care facilities...

• 5 WAYS TO INVESTIGATE A NURSING HOME BEFORE ADMITTING A FAMILY MEMBER

  Dan Frith | September 19, 2007 4:28 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  We represent a lot of families who wish they had more information about the nursing home before they placed their mother or father at the facility. Before their father became malnourshed and dehydrated...before their mother or sister suffered repeated falls and the resulting broken hip...before those horrible decubitus ulcers got started!Well, here is a quick look at 5 things you should do...

• Malnutrition, Bedsores, and Dehydration Result in Jury Verdict in Arkansas

  Dan Frith | September 18, 2007 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Herman Johnson needed good medical care and he didn't get it at the Beverly Enterprises owned facility located in Camden, Arkansas. Mr. Johnson was admitted to the facilty in March of 2005 and, less than 60 days later, was found unresponsive in his wheelchair suffering from bedsores, malnutrition, and dehydration. I don't call this good medical care!Johnson's family filed a lawsuit against...

• Nursing Home Assistant Accused of Sexually Assaulting 85-Year-Old Patient

  Chrissie Cole | September 13, 2007 12:25 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  On Thursday, a certified nursing home assistant was ordered to stand trial in a nursing home abuse case that alleges he molested an 85-year-old patient that resides at the long-term care facility.The alleged attack occurred on July 1 at Joseph Villa, in Salt Lake City. His charges include Class A misdemeanor lewdness, first-degree felony rape and second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse....